Ministry of Health Wants to Recount Covid-19 Deaths Alleging "Mistakes"RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Ministry of Health wants to recount the deaths by Covid-19 in the country, under the argument that there would be excess deaths by other diseases, but mistakenly registered as coronavirus. According to the Ministry, states and municipalities would be manipulating informa....

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Taiwan opposition seeks distance from China after poll defeatBy Ben Blanchard Taiwan’s main opposition party moved to distance itself from China after one of its most senior officials lost a highly charged recall election, as attitudes harden towards Beijing on the democratic island claimed by China. The Kuomintang, or KMT, was already reeling from losi....

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India to join UNSC as non-permanent member on 17thISLAMABAD: Advocating the Kashmir cause at the United Nations is expected to become more challenging as India is set to be elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for a two-year tenure later this month.
"On 17 June, the General Assembly is scheduled to elect five stat....

Biden formally clinches nominationBy Stephen Ohlemacher and Will WeissertThe Associated PressWASHINGTON — Joe Biden has formally clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, setting him up for a bruising challenge to President Donald Trump that will play out against the unprecedented backdrop of a pandemic, economic collapse a....

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Notice issued to FIA on PPP leader's plea against US bloggerISLAMABAD: An additional district and sessions judge (ADSJ) of Islamabad has issued a notice to the deputy director of the Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) cyber crime cell on an application filed by Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) district president seeking registration of a criminal case agains....

We don't know when schools will open - FGThere is no fixed date for reopening of schools shut over the coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Government has declared.It said despite the agitations for reopening....

PML-N questions NAB role after Tareen's London departureLAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has questioned the 'quiet' departure of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) senior leader Jehangir Khan Tareen for London despite being a prime suspect in the sugar scam.
"Where is the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) which was to become Tarzan a....

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Ohio Reportedly Seen As Potential Battleground State In 2020 ElectionAccording to a Saturday report from The Hill, Ohio is increasingly viewed as a potential battleground state in the 2020 presidential election.
In 2016, President Donald Trump won Ohio against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in part thanks to voters who backed former President Barack Ob....

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The Latest: China has 1st non-imported infection in 2 weeksBEIJING — China has reported its first non-imported case of the new coronavirus in two weeks, an infected person on the island of Hainan off the southern coast.
The National Health Commission said Sunday that there were also five imported cases in the previous 24-hour period, bringing the natio....

PTI govt sabotaged Sindh response to Covid-19: BilawalKARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday said the prime minister and his government had 'sabotaged' Sindh government efforts made to contain the coronavirus and undermined the lockdown policy through a 'consistent campaign of misinformation' only to save busi....

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People must learn to live with virus: PM aideISLAMABAD: As the number of coronavirus cases surged to 96,445 — an increase of around 5,000 cases in a day — amid strong criticism from the opposition of the Centre for relaxing the lockdown before flattening the curve, the federal government on Saturday said lockdown was not a solution to the ....

Kamala Harris Faces Faces Renewed Scrutiny Amid Running Mate SpeculationCalifornia Senator Kamala Harris has long been considered one of the top candidates for Joe Biden’s running mate in the 2020 presidential election, but her record may be an issue. According to a Saturday report from Bloomberg, in the wake of mass protests against police brutality, Harris̵....

Judge sides with tribe in lawsuit over reservation statusA judge has stopped the federal government from rescinding its reservation designation for a Native American tribe's land in Massachusetts, ordering the Interior Department to review the matter and issue new findings.
U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman in Washington, D.C., granted a summary judgme....

Government job losses are piling up, and it could get worseJobs with state and city governments are usually a source of stability in the U.S. economy, but the financial devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic has forced cuts that will reduce public services — from schools to trash pickup.
Even as the U.S. added some jobs in May, the number of p....

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US outlines $4.6B plan to protect Miami from climate impactsMIAMI (AP) — The federal government is proposing a $4.6 billion plan to protect the low-lying Miami area from the effects of climate change, including the construction of miles of sea walls.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a draft plan Friday calling for walls to protect the area from....

Life expectancy of Chinese rises to 77.3 yearsThe average life expectancy of Chinese citizens rose from 77 years in 2018 to 77.3 years in 2019, according to statistics released by the Chinese National Health Commission on Saturday.....

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Brazil Could be Prioritized for Oxford's Covid-19 VaccineRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil may be given priority in the use of the vaccine developed by Oxford University against Covid-19. The information is from the Dean of the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Soraya Smaili. In coming weeks, the institution will take part in the third stage of . ....

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Anti-Trump GOP group targets president over coronavirusA Republican group that opposes President Trump's re-election is going up with a new ad on Saturday that spotlights the president's comments in March that he didn't "take responsibility at all" for a widespread lack of coronavirus testing Americans faced at a time when the pandemic was spreading ac....

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The week in 13 headlinesThis week, protests over George Floyd's death reached a new level around the country. President Donald Trump stepped up the federal military's footprint in Washington, DC amid protests -- including firing on peaceful protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets to clear a park so he could have a phot....

Local body polls to be held in October in two phasesThiruvananthapuram: Elections to local self-government bodies in Kerala will be held in two phases in the end of October. State Election Commission has decided that if the transmission of COVID-19 continues then the polls will be held as per the protocol and by taking adequate precautions. The elect....

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National Youth Commission employees demand for competent leaderMANILA, Philippines – The National Youth Commission Employees Association (NYCEA) broke its silence Tuesday, June 2, when it voiced its concerns on the leadership of NYC chief executive Ryan Enriquez.
In a statement addressed to the youth, the employees association said that the agency face....

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Biden clinches Democratic nomination for 2020 race against TrumpWASHINGTON, DC, USA – Joe Biden said on Friday, June 5, he had secured the delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination and face Donald Trump in November's US presidential election.
"Folks, tonight we secured the 1,991 delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination," the former vice....

Govt denies fuel shortage, accuses OMCs of profiteeringISLAMABAD: Amid aggravating petroleum shortage across the country, the government on Friday accused the oil marketing companies (OMCs) and their retailers for creating artificial shortage for profit maximisation.
In a tweet, Minister for Power and Petroleum Omar Ayub Khan accused "some oil market....

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